21stCentury Epicentre

The new Maroochydore City Centre has been designed for the 21st Century, breaking new ground with its extensive use of technology to create a cleaner, greener, more liveable, dynamic city centre.

The new Maroochydore City Centre will offer Australia’s fastest telecommunications and data connection to Asia, while unique features such as Australia’s first underground automated waste collection system will set it apart from other regional centres – and, indeed, many State capitals.

International Submarine Broadband Cable

International Submarine Broadband Cable

Maroochydore will have Australia’s fastest telecommunications and data connection to Asia and the second fastest to the United States, via a new international submarine broadband cable

A contract has been between Sunshine Coast Council and RTI Connectivity Pty Ltd (RTI-C) to deliver the cable project

There are currently five other Australian connections: one at Perth; four at Sydney.

The submarine cable will land at Maroochydore and be operating by 2020

Vital milli-seconds of advantage will be gained by banking and finance operators, digital solutions developers, and those businesses and industries heavily reliant on online transactions.

With future-proof capacity, the new cable will increase data transmission speed, reduce risk and lead to a reduction in international communication costs for business and consumers.

The international submarine broadband cable connection to the Sunshine Coast will generate an additional $700 million to the Sunshine Coast economy every year.

Automated Underground Waste Collection

Automated Underground Waste Collection

The Maroochydore City Centre will be the first development in Australia to incorporate a CBD-scale underground automated waste collection system.

Wheelie bins will be obsolete. Instead, waste will be transported from commercial buildings and apartments at up to 70kmh through a 6.5km system of underground vacuum pipes.

The Swedish-designed system has been used in many cities, including Stockholm, Seoul, Barcelona, London, Singapore and Beijing. It will be a first in Australia.

Every building in the new Central Business District will include waste inlets for recyclable and general waste. The vacuum system will then collect the waste, transporting it via a system of underground pipes to a central storage facility, reducing the noise, emissions and odours associated with above-ground waste collection.

Smart City Technology

Smart City Technology

A high-speed, high-quality fibre optic network will be built into the new Maroochydore City Centre’s underground infrastructure.

The network will allow free Smart City Wi-Fi throughout the city centre’s ‘public realm’ – streets, parks and plazas

Smart signage will provide live travel information to pedestrians throughout the Central Business District.

Energy-saving LED lights will be installed throughout the Central Business District.

Clean Energy

Clean Energy

The electricity consumption of the CBD’s council-owned infrastructure – including street lights and community facilities – will be completely offset by green energy produced at Australia’s fifth-largest solar farm.

The Sunshine Coast Solar Farm has been built on council-owned land at nearby Valdora.

The solar farm will generate 15,000 kilowatts of electricity from the sun into the Energex network.

Walkability & Public Transport

Walkability & Public Transport

Pedestrians, cyclists and public transport will have priority over private vehicles in the new Maroochydore City Centre.

Walkways are designed to be universally accessible and comfortable for people of all ages and abilities, while cycling is encouraged via shared paths and roads with slow- speed traffic environments.

Frequent and reliable buses will deliver residents, workers and visitors to and from the city centre, and there are plans for the future provision of passenger and light rail into the city heart.

Key facilities will be located near public transport stops, where visibility and safety will be maximised. Access to other popular destinations surrounding the Central Business District has been considered, and seamless integration will be pursued.